Renewal of Reporting Rules for Coal Mining in Alluvial Valley Floors
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This notice renews a federal information collection for surface coal mining operations west of the 100th meridian that may affect alluvial valley floors. Operators must provide information showing that mining will not disrupt farming, damage water systems that support those lands, or undermine key hydrologic functions during mining and reclamation. The practical impact is mainly administrative. Coal mining companies, permit applicants, and regulators should expect the existing reporting and review process to continue. Comments on the renewal are due by August 21, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Renews an existing federal information collection under OMB Control Number 1029-0049
- Continues reporting requirements for surface coal mining operations that may affect alluvial valley floors
- Invites public comments on the information collection by August 21, 2026
Obligations
What this law requires
Surface coal mining operators or permit applicants west of the 100th meridian whose operations may affect alluvial valley floors must provide information supporting compliance with 30 CFR part 822 special permanent program performance standards.
Surface coal mining operators affecting alluvial valley floors must demonstrate that mining operations will not interrupt farming on those alluvial valley floors.
Surface coal mining operators affecting alluvial valley floors must demonstrate that operations will not materially damage the hydrologic systems supplying those alluvial valley floors.
Surface coal mining operators affecting alluvial valley floors must preserve essential hydrologic functions during mining and reclamation.
Interested persons submitting comments on the information collection renewal must submit them on or before August 21, 2026.